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Abortion—some pray for the men and women involved, while others participate in marches for life, reach out to women experiencing unexpected pregnancies, or advocate for life-affirming legislation. But even if legalized abortion were to end today, the aftermath would continue far into the future.
There’s no undoing the abortions that have been performed—forty-five million in the United States alone, according to one estimate for 1973 to 2005, with 27 percent of those abortions performed on professing Catholics. And there’s no quick fix for the suffering of the even greater number of people who are affected by every abortion: the child’s parents but also other family members and friends. These men and women often carry secret burdens of grief for years afterwards.
These are sobering realities—and yet, there is hope for these millions who are living with the isolating darkness that may follow an abortion. Because of “the tender mercy of our God” (Luke 1:78), the healing light of Christ can touch and transform them. And through our love and compassion, you and I can be messengers of God’s mercy to them. We can tell…
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